fifty one years ago today the berlin wall was erected by the GDR(east german soviet forces)
for the next 28 years worlds would be divided. i, and probably most of you were alive and running around in the front yard sprinklers while the wall stood. this means something to me as a lot of being here in berlin is focusing on cultural, infrastructural, urbanistic and architectural changes that happened to the city of berlin because of this division.
i'm not as concerned, right now in my observations, in the historical emotions attached with the wall but more about the space and voids it left in berlin. these spaces are opportunities. the hope is that a project would mesh somewhere into this urban realm.
as part of the project description for myself i have chosen to walk the mauer (wall) from north to south in berlin, intentionally. experience is the top priority, photographing the second, sketching the third and maybe scoring some some-what questionable but always the most delicious curry wurst the fourth. i confess: i am not a travel foodie.
okay then
a few favorite (edited) photos below of wall pieces or interpretations, they are scattered around the city. often times moved to new locations then where they were erected.
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| interpret |
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| new location |
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| as is and grown around |
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